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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stands alongside his wife, Deanie, as he salutes a Reserve Officers Training Corps cadet on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Sept. 6, 2014.

Dempsey Salutes ROTC Cadets

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stands alongside his wife, Deanie, as he salutes a Reserve Officers Training Corps cadet on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Sept. 6, 2014.

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